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The ABCs of eBay’s 2013 Spring Seller Update
eBay has released its 2013 Spring Seller update, and it’s packed with fee updates, feedback changes, unpaid item details and a reminder about those image changes eBay mentioned last year. Many sellers...
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[VIDEO] How to Ensure Your Listings are Mobile Friendly
Most sellers know the number of mobile eBay shoppers continues to grow as the number of mobile devices increases, but some Auctiva sellers aren’t quite sure what they need to do to ensure their...
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Auctiva Employees Prepare for Softball Season
Good spring weather brings the opportunity for Auctiva employees to get away from their cubicles and meet up on the green grass of the local softball fields. This year Auctiva will be fielding two...
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[VIDEO] Shipping Insurance Spotlight
Shipping your items to buyers is usually a simple task, until your package gets damaged or stolen in the process. Thankfully, this isn’t something that happens everyday. But since shipping calamities...
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Capture Mother’s Day Sales with a Simple Template Change
Do you market any of your eBay items to Mother’s Day shoppers? Mother’s Day in the US is Sunday, May 12 and many shoppers are looking for the perfect trinket for their mom. If you are selling purses,...
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Earth Day 2013 Festivities At Auctiva
The month of April always brings the same bag of tricks to Auctiva’s northern California offices: temperamental weather (40 degree swings within days of each other), company softball games and some...
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[VIDEO] International Packing Tips
It’s not every day you are offered a free trip to China, so when Auctiva’s parent company, Alibaba.com, invited the entire Northern California office to its side of the planet for an anniversary...
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Three Steps to Photo Compliance
Are your listing photos ready to meet eBay’s new image requirements? Many sellers have been busy modifying their listings since eBay first announced their photo requirements last year. eBay will...
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Father’s Day Template Round Up
Father’s Day is around the corner (I know, already!) and now is a great time to give your listings some Father’s Day flair. Amber Miller, a talented graphic designer at Auctiva who is very familiar...
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Seller Story: Treasure in T-Shirts
Recently, Jason Hair, stumbled upon some good fortune that had been waiting for him inside his closet. Jason is an experienced eBay seller and maintains two PowerSeller accounts after he puts in a...
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Image Compliance Countdown
With less than a week until the big image compliance changes go into effect at eBay, we wanted to remind sellers about what they may need to change in their listings. eBay says listings that do not...
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Take A Survey And You Could Win $100
Are you an online seller? Do you enjoy sharing your opinion? Would a $100 Amazon gift card perk up your day and make you feel like a winner? If you answered “yes” to these questions, I have great...
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Ready for Back-to-School Shoppers?
Ah, back to school shopping! Can you believe we’re just weeks away from packing lunches, permission slips and homework—well, in my house, at least. My kids will be starting school in mid-August, and I...
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Seller Story: A Hard Insurance Claims Lesson
Have you ever had to go through an insurance claim process with the U.S. Postal Service? Recently, I spoke to a frequent online seller, who has been listing for more than 10 years and bought insurance...
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Auctiva Celebrates 15 Years
The month of August at Auctiva means a couple things: First, where our offices are located, you can be sure we’re thankful for the free air conditioning inside since the temperatures outside are...
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Softball History in the Making
Auctiva has long since participated in our city’s co-ed softball league. Just picture a random group of software developers, managers, marketing kids and a few friendly interns, and you’ve got our...
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It’s Septembeard Time for the Men of Auctiva
Despite the busy atmosphere around the office, some men here at Auctiva are joining together in honor of 2013’s Septembeard. This is the third year employees have focused on the annual charitable...
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Auctiva Goes Fancy
In Chico, CA, the location of Auctiva’s main campus, casual living is not only a way of life, it’s expected. So it’s no surprise that employees dress comfortably and without a lot of fuss. But...
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Seller Story: Reselling a Misfit
Even before I started working for Auctiva, I had a special connection to eBay. My father used to sell antique Morse code keys back in the late ’90s, and he had some pretty good success for something...
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Goodwill Store Treasure Hunt
We were so excited when a new Goodwill Store opened up in Chico, CA, where our Auctiva headquarters are located. Our town has never been lacking when it came to secondhand stores. We’re surrounded...
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